When a male Anopheles coluzzii mosquito picks up the sound of female-specific wingbeats, his vision becomes active. These findings are detailed in a study published August 30 in the journal ...

The team revealed that when a male Anopheles coluzzii mosquito hears the sound of female-specific wingbeats, his eyes 'activate' and he visually scans the immediate vicinity for a potential mate.

Using information about the unique mating practices of the male malaria mosquito - which, unlike any other insect, inserts a plug to seal its sperm inside the female - scientists are zeroing in on ...

For thousands of years malaria was a mysterious illness affecting people across the globe. Even the name of the disease, ‘malaria’, derived from two Italian words meaning ‘bad air’, highlights the ...

Research reveals that male Anopheles coluzzii mosquitoes use the sound of female wingbeats to activate their vision and locate mates in crowded swarms. This discovery could lead to innovative mosquito ...

In a paper published Aug. 30 in the journal Current Biology, the team revealed that when a male Anopheles coluzzii mosquito hears the sound of female-specific wingbeats, his vision becomes active.

Aug. 9, 2011— -- Where mosquito netting and bug spray fail, European scientists are turning to a unique solution to stem the tide of malaria infection worldwide: they're breeding boy bugs ...

Anopheles gambiae mosquito WIKIMEDIA, JAMES D. GATHANY For a female Anopheles gambiae mosquito to develop and lay eggs, she must do two things: eat a blood meal, and mate. The latter, it turns out, ...

Genetically-manipulated male mosquitoes could eliminate females A female Anopheles gambiae mosquito, packin' a blood meal and two X chromosomes CDC/ James Gathany ...

In a paper published Aug. 30 in the journal Current Biology, the team revealed that when a male Anopheles coluzzii mosquito hears the sound of female-specific wingbeats, his vision becomes active.

Many mosquito species have relatively poor vision, and Anopheles coluzzii-; a major spreader of malaria in Africa -; is no exception.But the team found that when a male hears the telltale buzz of ...